Re: multilines strings "a la python"

On Sun, Feb 1, 2015 at 11:38 PM, Ulrich Neumerkel <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Algaba:
> >> I add such text in Emacs with C-x r t \n\ Return
> >> So spaces are added in lines that happen to be shorter.
> >Yes, I do create a macro that adds \n\ to the end of the line and then I
> >execute it n-times. But it's not nearly as easy as in
> >python.
>
> Putting \n\ directly at the end makes rather unreadable code.  But at
> a fixed column position it is much better readable.  Look at the
> following with a fixed-width font!
>
> main_prog -->
>     disclaimer,
>     "                          \n\
> main()                         \n\
>    {  int i;                   \n\
>       i = 3;                   \n\
>       if (i > 2)               \n\
>         whatever();            \n\
>       exit(0);                 \n\
>    }                           \n\
>     ",
>    footer.
>

Unfortunately that text contains extra spaces which are not removed so that
is not a solution in general. Would ISO allow using `...` as multiline
string delimiter?

-- 
Jose

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